Executive Order 7245 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7245—Establishing Waubay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, South Dakota

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Tuesday, December 10, 1935

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2 min read (327 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-12-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Waubay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, South Dakota." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 6910, of November 26, 1934, withdrawing for classification and other purposes all vacant, unreserved, and unappropriated public lands in the State of South Dakota, and certain other States, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 7048, of May 20, 1935, is hereby further amended to exclude from the provisions of that order, as amended, the public lands in the above-described area.

▪ This refuge shall be known as the Waubay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

327

1,808 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7245, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 10, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7245-establishing-waubay-migratory-waterfowl-refuge-south-dakota.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that the following-described lands, consisting of 2,200 acres, more or less, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, and certain adjoining public lands, in Day County, South Dakota, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: Provided , That any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the refuge hereby established upon the acquisition of title thereto or lease thereof by the United States: Fifth Principal Meridian T. 123 N., R. 53 W., sec. 16, N½SW¼ and SW¼SW¼; sec. 17, lots 2 to 5, inclusive, SW¼NE¼, and NE¼SE¼; sec. 20, all; sec. 21, W½W½ T. 122 N., R. 54 W., sec. 5, lot 1; sec. 6, lots 2 to 5, inclusive, SE¼NW¼, and N½S½ T. 123 N., R. 54 W., sec. 29, lots 2 to 5, inclusive, and W½NW¼; sec. 30, all; sec. 31, lots 1, 2, and 3, lots 5 to 10, inclusive, NW¼NE¼, and NE¼NW¼; secs. 32 and 33. T. 122 N., R. 55 W., sec. 1, lots 4 and 5. T. 123 N., R. 55 W., sec. 36, lots 1 and 2. Executive Order No. 6910, of November 26, 1934, withdrawing for classification and other purposes all vacant, unreserved, and unappropriated public lands in the State of South Dakota, and certain other States, as amended by Executive Order No. 7048, of May 20, 1935, is hereby further amended to exclude from the provisions of that order, as amended, the public lands in the above-described area. This refuge shall be known as the Waubay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 10, 1935.